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Good to hear from you Junior Dawg.

Depending on the type of yeast I've noticed not all starters foam up and look alive, most dont do a whole lot maybe some bubbles or you will see particles rising and falling. I would pitch the yeast into the must and see what happens..

I just spent the last 6 hours bottling last years petite pearl, I used BM 4×4 for yeast and then decided to do MLF, I also added a medium toasted oak spiral to each carboy. I am pretty happy with the results. I just picked 250lbs of petite last weekend and I will make it roughly the same way...

I made 12 gal petite pearl last fall using Go ferm to hydrate BM 4×4 and then 2 additions of fermaid K during primary. I added CH 16 ML bacteria at about 1.014 . I used a medium toast french oak. This wine is good at one year, low acid high tannin. I can imagine the tannin will melt with the oak...

Two years ago I had a 6 gal batch of elderberry develope hydrogen sulfide that I could not get rid of. Considering the time and energy put into making Elderberry wine I quickly considered renaissance yeast. I purchased Avante this year to use on 12 gal of petite pearl and another 6 gal of...

Elderberry adds something to a wine that blueberries cant replicate in my opinion, I made a blackberry, elderberry 3 seasons ago and it is now very nice. I'm looking forward to opening a bottle or two at some camp fires this fall..

Elderberries are already ripening in southern wisconsin, I've got two different country roads that I go to,and within 20 ft of the shoulder I have no problem picking 40 lbs of berries In just a couple hours. Try fresh berries in your wine or just dehydrate the ones you pick.

Good to hear from ya Dawg!!

My mulberry tree is about 40 ft tall give or take. I layout a huge tarp and with a 20 ft extension ladder I climb up and jump on the branches a bit making it rain ripe berries. The Q to harvest is when I have purple bird splatter on my windshield.

Mulberry in my opinion is best when mixed with other fruits, it tends to lack richness and body by itself. I have 6 gal of a 2nd run elderberry, mullberry and wild red raspberries from last fall aging right now, It tastes pretty good so far and will only get better.

You might find a wine kit a great way to understand the basics of making a wine which can be consumed early if you wish, but I found it interesting at first to allow some of it to age more than a year to taste first hand the benefits of aging, even in a bottle can have. A decent home wine...

I have a dedicated racking hose for elderberry, it's the one with the greenish tint.. I dont use my good ph tester for elderberry and have made good wine without making adjustments to the ph.

It's hard to beat the Wisconsin woods In the fall during the rut 15 ft up in a tree with a bow . I'm getting ready for a spring archery Turkey hunt the last week of the month just as the Morel mushrooms start popping, another favorite time of mine.. Venison steak, Fried Turkey tenders ,morels...

I would stay with straight cranberry but that's just me, Make sure to check ph, cranberries are a bit acidic and yeast can struggle to get going, definitely make a healthy starter.

If your looking to talk about winemaking you found a great place.. Welcome.